Panty girdle



p 1965 B. MGMURTRIE 3,207,162

PANTY GIRDLE Filed Jan. 17, 1962 IUIIIIIIIIIIIIII WWW:

INVENTOR Boskerville M Murfrie BY WZZZWXWS United States Patent 3,207,162 PANTY GIRDLE Baskerviile McMurtrie, 3536 Northaven, Dallas, Tex. Filed Jan. 17, 1962, Ser. No. 166,800 1 Claim. (Cl. 128-528) This invention relates to articles of apparel, and more particularly to a girdle.

One object of this invention is to provide a new and improved girdle.

Another object is to provide a new and improved girdle with leg sections which are seamless at the inner leg to avoid pressure on the legs and eliminate the rubbing of seams together during walking.

Another object is to provide a girdle formed of two panel members, each providing front and rear panels, and leg sections, side panels connecting the panels of each panel member and a crotch section connected to the two panel members.

Still another object is to provide a new and improved girdle comprising front and rear panels of two-way stretch material and side panels of one-way stretch material which are stretchable in the vertical direction only so as to provide a garment which will slim the contour of the wearer and effectively prevent any lateral bulges about the hips.

A further object is to provide a new and improved girdle having front panels of vertically and horizontally stretchable material which has overlapping portions in the front of the garment and over the abdomen of the wearer with the weave of one overlapping panel portion disposed at an angle to the weave of the other overlapping panel portions so that the overlapped panel portions restrain the abdomen and maintains it in flattened position.

A still further object is to provide a new and improved girdle having a crotch section of one-way stretch material which is stretchable in lateral directions only and which is secured to the panel members of the girdle.

A still further object is to provide a girdle wherein the crotch section comprises sufiicient material to permit movement of the leg portions of the girdle, relative to one another, as during walking by the wearer, without imposing any upward stress or pull on the leg portions which would tend to cause the leg portions to ride up on the legs of the wearer.

A still further object is to provide a girdle wherein the crotch section is secured to the panel members while the latter are in normal non-stretched positions whereby the girdle is more easily and economically manufactured.

Additional objects and advantages of the invention will be readily apparent from the reading of the following description of a device constructed in accordance with the invention, and reference to the accompanying drawings thereof, wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a front plan view of the girdle of the invention;

FIGURE 2 is a plan view showing the front of the girdle when turned inside out;

FIGURE 3 is a rear view of the girdle;

FIGURE 4 is a plan view of one of the panel members;

FIGURE 5 is a plan view of the left side panel of the girdle;

FIGURE 6 is a plan view of the crotch section of the girdle; and

FIGURE 7 is a fragmentary plan view showing rear portions of the girdle when turned inside out.

Referring now particularly to the drawing, the girdle 10 includes a pair of left and right leg panel members 12 and 13. The right leg panel member includes a front panel 12a, disposed above the line X and a rear panel 3,207,162 Patented Sept. 21, 1965 "ice 12b, disposed above the line Y, which are connected by a lower leg section 12c disposed below the lines X and Y. The left panel member similarly has a front panel section 13a, a rear panel 13b and a leg section 13c which connects the rear and front of the panels. The front panels of the left and right leg panel members have overlapping sections 13d and 12d, indicated by the line Z which are connected together by the seam or stitching 14. The panel members are formed of a two-way stretch material, such as is now commercially available under the name of Power-Net or Lenow-Elastic. Such fabric is elastic in two mutually perpendicular directions as is indicated by the arrows A and B. It will be noted that the overlapping panel sections 12d and 13d are elastic and stretchable in the lateral directions A and A which are at an angle to one another and are longitudinally stretchable in directions B and B which also extend at an angle to one another, whereby the two over-lapping panel sections 12d and 13d together form a front abdominal portion of the girdle which resists stretching or deformation in all directions and thus provides for a greater support for the abdomen and tends to hold the abdomen in and in a flattened condition. The two overlapping front panel sections 13d and 12d may be further secured to one another by the seam or stitching 14b disposed inwardly of the seam 14. The inner seam 14b further secures the two overlapping front panel sections to one another and prevents any wrinkling or buckling of one section relative to another and further reinforces the front abdomen portion of the girdle.

A side panel 15 extends between and is secured to the side edge portions 16 and 17 of the left leg panel member 12 by suitable seams or stitching 18 and 18a. It will be apparent that the left side panel 15 and the leg section of the panel member or leg portion 12 form a tubular member when secured together as shown in the drawing for the reception of the left leg. A longitudinally elastic band 19 is secured to the lower edges of the leg section 120 and to the lower edge of the side panel 15 by a seam or stitching 19a.

The side edge portions 20 and 21 of the right leg panel member 13 are similarly secured to opposite side edges of a side panel 22, which is identical in configuration to the side panel 15, by the seams or stitching 23 and 24. A longitudinally elastic band 25 is secured to the lower edge portion of the leg section 13c of the right leg panel member and to the lower edge of the right side panel 22 by a seam or stitching 25a. It will be apparent that the right side panel 22, the leg section 13c and the right leg panel member 13 also form a tubular member or leg portion for the reception of the right leg. The elastic bands 19 and 25 are decorative and also help retain the leg sections of the panel members in proper position on the legs of the wearer.

The rear panel 12b has an edge portion 26 remote from the side edge 17 which is sewed by means of the seam or stitching 27 to the similar edge portion 29 of the rear panel 13b. The edge portions 26 and 29 are folded inwardly on the rear panels 12b and 13b, respectively, and secured thereto by the scams or stitching 28 and 30. An upper longitudinally elastic band 32 is sewed to the upper edges of the panel members and the side panels by a seam or stitching 33.

The side panels 15 and 22 are formed of a one-way stretch or elastic material, such as is commercially available under the name Satin-Elastic, which are stretchable longitudinally in the direction indicated by the arrows C and are non-elastic laterally so that they tend to slim the hip and leg contour of the wearer by tending to prevent any lateral outward bulging of the girdle on the outer areas of the hips and legs.

The garment formed when the two panel members and side panels are secured together, as described above, has a substantially diamond-shaped crotch opening, whose front upper arcuate side is defined by the downwardly facing arcuate edges 40 and 41 of the overlapping sections 12d and 13d of the front panels 12a and 13a and whose front side edges, which curve arcuately downwardly and inwardly to the lower corners 42a and 43a of the opening from the opposite ends of the downwardly facing edges of the overlapped front panel sections defining the intermediate laterally spaced corners 40a and 41a of the opening, are defined by the front side edges 42 and 43 of the leg sections 12c and 13c, respectively, of the left and right leg panel members. The rear upper arcuate side of the crotch opening is defined by the arcuate downwardly facing edges 44 and 45 of the rear panels 12b and 1311, respectively. The rear sides of the crotch opening are defined by the arcuate edges 48 and 49 of the leg sections 12c and 130, respectively, which extend from the lower opposite ends of the arcuate edges 44 and 45 defining the intermediate rear laterally spaced corners 44a and 45a of the opening to the lower corners 42a and 43a, respectively.

The crotch opening when the legs are extended has the somewhat diamond-shaped configuration illustrated in FIGURE 6 by the innermost broken lines on the crotch section 50 which indicate the various edges of the panel members which define the opening.

The outer peripheral portions of the crotch section 50 are inturned or folded back along the line 52 and the crotch section is secured to the panel members by a seam or stitching 55 along the fold line 52 and also at the edges of the crotch section and the panel members by a seam or stitching 56. It will be noted that the fold line 52 is almost exactly between the outer edges of the crotch section at the front and rear peripheral edges 58 and 59 of the crotch section and the upper front and rear edges of the panel members defining the crotch opening so that there is no excess material in the crotch section between the front and rear upper edges of the crotch opening when the crotch section is secured to the panel members. Similarly, the fold line 52 at the lower side ends 60 and 61 is approximately half way between the outer edges of the crotch section at these points and the edges of the panels defining the crotch opening so that when the crotch section is sewed to the panel members, the crotch section has no excess material between these lower side ends or corners of the crotch opening. It will be apparent however that an excess of material in the crotch section is provided between the opposite sides of the crotch opening defined by the edge 48 of the left panel member 13 and the edge 43 of the leg panel member 13. Similarly, the crotch section has an excess of material between the opposite sides of the crotch opening defined by the edge 42 of the left leg panel member and the edge 49 of the right leg panel member. By excess of material is meant that the crotch section has a greater length between these diagonally opposite edges than the distance between these diagonally opposite edges of the crotch opening. Due to this excess of material, and the lateral one-way stretch of the material, as indicated by the letter D in FIGURE 6, the crotch section will not exert any stress or upward pull on the leg sections 120 and 130 during movements of the legs of the wearer, as in walking, since the excess material and the elasticity thereof accommodates the resultant movement of the panel members and thus the crotch section does not cause the leg sections 120 and 130 of the panel members to ride up on the legs of the wearer. The illustrated shape of the crotch section permits sewing of the crotch section to the panel members while the panel members are in normal nonstretched condition while providing the excess material necessary to accommodate such movement of the panel members. The particular configuration of the crotch opening and of the crotch section by precluding the upward pull or stress on the leg sections prevents riding up of the leg sections on the wearer and the resultant discomfort even if no means, such as hose, are connected to the leg sections which would tend to hold the leg sections in the lower positions. In addition, since no upward stresses or pulls are exerted on the leg sections during walking, the leg sections may be of shorter length thus leading to economies in manufacture since a large area of the material of the leg sections need not be in contact with the legs of the wearer to resist such upward stresses or pulls.

It will now be seen that a new and improved girdle has been illustrated and described having right and left leg panel members 12 and 13, respectively, formed of flat single pieces of two-way elastic material whose lateral edges are connected by outer side panels 15 and 22 so that no seams are present at the inner sides of the leg portions of the girdle.

It will also be now seen that the girdle has a substantially diamond-shaped crotch opening closed by a crotch section of one-way elastic material, the opposite ends or corners of the crotch opening being located at upper front and rear portions of the girdle and the other two opposite end corners of the crotch opening being located on lower opposite inner leg portions of the girdle.

It will further be seen that the crotch section has excess material between diagonally opposite edges of the crotch opening to accommodate movements of the leg portions of the girdle.

It wil also be seen that the girdle has two panel members which when secured together provide a crotch opening which is closed by a crotch section which is sewed to the elastic panel members while the latter are in normal non-stretched condition.

The foregoing description of the invention is explanatory only, and changes in the details of the construction illustrated may be made by those skilled in the art, within the scope of the appended claim, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

A girdle including: a pair of panel members formed of two-way stretch material, said material being elastic in two mutually perpendicular directions, each of said panel members including a rear panel, a front panel and a leg section, said panels extending upwardly from said leg section, each panel member having inner adjacent edges extending upwardly from said panel section, said panels and said leg sections having opposed lateral outward edges; elongate side panels of one-way stretch material secured to said outer edges of said panel members whereby said side panels and said leg sections form a pair of tubular portions having no longitudinal seams at the inner adjacent portions thereof, said inner edges of said front and rear panels of said panel members being connected together above said leg sections, said side panels being elastic longitudinally, said front panels of said panel members having overlapping sections secured to one another, the material of one of said overlapping sections being stretchable in directions angularly disposed to the directions to which the material of the other of said overlapping sections is stretchable, said overlapping sections being disposed to be located at the abdomen of the wearer to hold in the abdomen, said panel members providing a substantially diamond shaped crotch opening, an upper pair of opposed corners of said opening being disposed at upper rear and forward positions on the girdle and a lower pair of whose opposed corners being disposed at inner positions on the leg sections of the girdle; and a crotch section of one-way stretch material secured to said panel members and closing said crotch opening, said crotch section being stretchable between said lower pair of corners of said crotch opening, said crotch section being of greater length between each pair of opposite sides of said crotch opening than the distance between such opposing sides.

(References on following page) References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 6 FOREIGN PATENTS 489,714 1/53 Canada.

Kops 128-556 532,211 10/56 Canada.

Glosios 128-555 KOPS 12g 541 5 RICHARD A. GAUDET,Przmary Exammer.

53, 3 JORDAN FRANKLIN, Examiner. 

